Tablez bets on stores to grow global brands in India

Lulu Group unit eyes store expansion in fashion, toys and ice cream segments

Tablez India, the unit of the UAE’s largest retailer Lulu Group, is in talks to bring around six global brands to India and expand its stores in fashion, toys and ice cream in the country.

Tablez plans to set up 15 Cold Stone Creamery stores; 70-odd stores of Spanish fashion brands Springfield and Women’secret; 75 outlets of Toys “R” Us in the country, each of them exclusive to the group. The first outlet of Toys “R” Us is set to open in Bengaluru in two months.

“Our aim is to make Tablez an everyday company. How can you target (a consumer for)